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Yoshino Pyroclastic Flow Deposit

Invalid synonym: Yoshino Pumice Flow Deposit

• Volcanic rocks
• Pleistocene (0.17 Ma, 0.44 - 0.41 Ma, K-Ar)

• Lithofacies: Including orthopyroxene, clinopyroxene, and minor hornblende

• Upper limit: Unconformity (Terayama Basalt)
• Lower limit: Unconformity (Kekura Formation)

• Distribution: Ryugamizu, Yoshino village, Kagoshima city, Kagoshima pref.

• Uchimura et al. (2014) Jour. Geol. Soc. Japan, vol.120, Supplement, pp.127-153 DOI